Dacryodes costata (Benn.) H.J. Lam, Ann. Jard. Bot. Btzg. 42 (1932)
Latin for 'with clear veins', referring to the leaves.

Synonyms
Canarium costatum Ridl., Santiria costata Benn. in Hook.f.

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 40 m tall and 72 cm dbh. Leaves alternate, compound, penni-veined, conspicuously thickened petiole base and tips, petiole hairy. Flowers ca. 5 mm in diameter, yellowish, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 15 mm long, yellow-orange, fleshy drupe.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 700 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges with sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
The timber is used for light construction, the bole for building canoes.

Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, West-, Central-, South- and East-Kalimantan), Philippines.

Local names in Borneo
Batu, Basi-basi, Belanak, Buah, Kedongdong, Kramu, Kumbajau, Limat, Unggit.